Charles Young, III,
Committee Chairman
Hilton Head Island
Gullah Celebration
P.O. Box 23452
Hilton Head, SC 29925
Phone: (843) 689-9314
Toll Free: (877) 650-0676
Click Here For FREE 2009 Brochure.
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Huddy Everybody! Come jine we on we island home!
Welcome to the Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration! Today, the descendants of West Africans brought in bondage to the coastal islands of South Carolina and Georgia, are striving to preserve a way of life. Gullah is more than simply the language and name of a people. It encompasses the essence of struggle, spirituality, perseverance and tradition.
Leap into this living history beginning February 1 and running through February 28th, 2010, when the Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association, Inc. (NIBCAA) hosts the Fourteenth Annual Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration.
The 2010 schedule of events will include De Aarts Ob We People XII Art Show & Sale, an Ol’ Fashioned Gullah Breakfast, National Freedom Day, A Gullah Film Fest Series, A Taste of Gullah – Food & Entertainment, The Arts, Crafts & Food Expo on Presidents Day Weekend, The Youth Musical.
See Schedule of Events. Click here.
Events Brochure. Click Here
CLICK HERE to see 2008 Celebration Pictures.
Support the preservation of Gullah/Geechee culture! Become a corporate sponsor, advertiser, or individual donor today! CLICK HERE for Sponsor Information.
Artists may also submit press kits and other material for booking consideration.
For additional information regarding events, group ticket sales, or hotel and travel information, contact the Gullah Celebration Hotline: (877) 650-0676 or locally: (843) 689-9314.
Ef oonah yent hab hawss fuh ride - ride cow.
(If you don't have a horse to ride, take the cow!).
The Marsh Tacky Run Concludes
The 2010 Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration
The Finale
Lee Williams & the Spiritual QCs
Gospel Extravaganza
Friday, February 26
7:00 pm. Admission: $25 Advance; $30 at Door
Hilton Head High School,
Visual & Performing Arts Center,
70 Wilborn Road.
Featuring an evening of popular and traditional gospel music.
The Gullah Celebration in Sea Pines Resort
5 – 7p.m. $10. Plantation Club
Saturday, February 27
A variety show celebrating the Gullah Culture. Show will include
music, drama, and family style entertainment; hosted and produced
by local entertainer Lavon Stevens. Traditional Gullah
Food and artwork will be available for purchase. Fun for the whole family.
The Marsh Tacky Run Concludes
The 2010 Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration
Sunday, February 28
Marsh Tacky Run
11a.m. – 3 p.m. Donation $5.
COLIGNY BEACH PARK, 1 NORTH FOREST BEACH DRIVE
 
This event sponsored by the Native Island Business and
Community Affairs Association, Inc.
21 Cardinal Road, Suite 105. Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Charles Young, Chairman - James Mitchell, Jr., President & CEO
Phone: (843) 689-9314  Click Here For E-Mail
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